Sun Belt Eases; FDA Chief Addresses Plasma Error: Virus Update

The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration acknowledged errors in comments about blood plasma therapy and said he would never reverse an agency decision for political reasons. A summer infection spike in U.S. Sun Belt states showed more signs of easing as California and Florida reported positive trends.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez rejected calls for a new national lockdown as the country re-emerges as the epicenter of the pandemic in Europe. German infections increased at a pace close to a four-month high, while new cases in France slowed.